Welcome to the Feagin Leadership Program Education Hub

he Healthcare Leadership Model (HLM) was developed by a group of medical students, residents and fellows promote the importance of a competency-based leadership model for healthcare education.. The model was created between 2014 [1] and 2017 through an extensive literature review, focus groups of faculty and trainees, and a mixture of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The attained goal was to synthesize the core skills/competencies necessary trainees to be better leaders – primarily in a healthcare setting.

The definition of leadership the group used in order to focus the research was “the ability to influence others for the benefit of patients and patient populations”. Since publication, this definition and the model have been used as a framework to enhance education and patient care throughout educational medical communities. The model recognizes that there is a need for medical trainees at all stages to receive education that equips them with the skills and tools necessary to address professional leadership challenges. The model is based on the core principle of Patient Centeredness and competencies of Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Integrity, Service and Teamwork.

[1] Webb, A., Tsipis, N., McClellan, T., McNeil, M., Xu, M., Doty, J., Taylor, D. (2014). A First Step Toward Understanding Best Practices in Leadership Training in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review: A systematic review. Academic Medicine, 89(11), 1563-1570.